HP2500/HP1500TECH

Technical Instructions
CORPORATE LOS ANGELES, USA
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Supplies
Lint Free cloth 99% Isopropyl Alcohol

Tools
#2 Philips Screwdriver #0 Philips Screwdriver Small Flat Blade Screwdriver X-acto Knife Silicon

Toner Seal Cotton Swab

ATLANTA, USA
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Step 1
Place the cartridge on the work bench so the toner hopper contact end plate is facing you. (See Photo 1)

DALLAS, USA
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MIAMI, USA
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NEW YORK, USA

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Step 2
Using a #2 Philips screwdriver, remove the two black screws from the end plate. (See Photo 2) NOTE: The screw located just below the developer roller is longer than the other screws on the cartridge. Make sure the correct screw is used when reassembling the cartridge.

SANFORD,USA
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TORONTO, CAN
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Step 3
Using a #0 Philips screwdriver remove the small silver screw from the contact end plate. (See Photo 3)

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SYDNEY, AUS
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Step 4
Slide the contact end plate away from the cartridge. (See Photo 4)

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Step 5
Rotate the cartridge 180, and remove the two screws holding the gear housing end cap to the toner hopper. (See Photo 5) NOTE: The screw located below the drive gear is a fine threaded screw and must be reinstalled in the correct location.

Notes

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Step 6
Slide the gear housing end cap from the toner hopper. (See Photo 6)

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Step 7
Remove the 5 gears from the end of the cartridge leaving the toner hopper agitator drive gear. (See Photo 7)

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Step 8
The developer roller end plate in held in place by 2 screws. (See Photo 8) Using a #2 Philips screwdriver remove the large screw. Then using a #0 Philips screwdriver remove the small silver screw. (See Photo 9)

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Step 9
Slide the developer roller end plate from the side of the cartridge. (See Photo 10) NOTE: Do not lose the round bearing that sits inside the developer roller end plate. (See Photo 11)

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Step 10
Rotate the cartridge 180. Remove the screw holding the developer roller end plate to the hopper. (See Photo 12)

Step 14
Remove the 2 screws holding the doctor bar. (See Photo 17)

Step 11
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Remove the end plate while holding the developer roller. (See Photo 13) NOTE: Do not lose the round bearing that sits inside the end plate. (See Photo 14)

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Step 12
Remove the developer roller. Remove the developer roller bearings from the ends of the roller. NOTE: Clean the developer roller using a lint free cloth and alcohol.
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Step 15
The ends of the doctor blade are adhered to the developer roller end felts. Using an X-acto knife cut the doctor blade away from the developer roller end felts. (See Photo 18)

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Step 13
To remove the top cover of the hopper, lift the back end of the cover off the positioning post located on the back side of the hopper. (See Photo 15)

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Lift off the top cover. (See Photo 16)

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Step 16
Remove the contact spring from the end of the doctor blade. (See Photo 19)

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Step 17
Lift up on the doctor blade and remove. (See Photo 20) NOTE: The ends of the doctor blade are filled with the same sticky foam found on the HP4200 wiper blades. (See Photo 21) Clean the doctor blade using water and a cotton swab. If toner is built up on the doctor blade use alcohol and a cotton swab to clean the blade.

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Notes

Step 18
Remove the feed roller end felts from the ends of the feed roller. (See Photo 22)

Step 19
Remove the toner hopper fill plug. (See Photo 23)

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Step 20
Clean the toner hopper using dry compressed air or a vacuum. NOTE: Be very careful when cleaning out the hopper. Any damage to the developer roller sealing blade could cause the cartridge to leak.

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Step 21
Using a small flat blade screwdriver push the seal exit port plug out from the toner hopper. (See Photo 24)

Step 22
Clean the seal area using a cotton swab.

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Step 23
Fold a corner of the seal over so the liner sits above the top of the seal. (See Photo 25)

Step 28
Fill the hopper with toner. (See Photo 30) Install the toner hopper fill plug.

Step 24
Place the seal under the feed roller and press down on the end of the seal. (See Photo 26)
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Step 25
Slowly pull the liner of the seal across the cartridge, exposing the adhesive. (See Photo 27)

Step 29
Remove the foam sealant from the both ends of the toner hopper. (See Photo 31)

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Step 26
Press down along the edge of the seal to help the adhesive adhere to the hopper. (See Photo 28)

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Step 27
Slide the tail of the seal through the seal exit port and install the seal exit port plug. (See Photo 29)
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Step 30
Place the cleaned doctor blade onto the hopper. Install the 2 screws that hold the blade in place. (See Photo 32) Using a cotton swab, apply a dusting of toner (Same color the cartridge is) to the contact surface of the doctor blade. (See Photo 33)

Notes

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Step 31
Using silicon or caulk, seal the ends of the doctor blade through the 2 holes found on each end of the doctor blade. (See Photo 34)

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Step 32
Place the doctor blade contact spring on the end of the doctor blade. (See Photo 35)

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Step 33
Install the feed roller felt washers onto the feed roller axle. (See Photo 36)

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Step 34
Pour a small amount of toner onto a lint free cloth. Apply the toner to the developer roller. Place the developer roller onto the toner hopper. (See Photo 37)
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Step 35
Slide the developer roller end plate onto the contact side of the cartridge. Install the screw that holds the end plate in place. (See Photo 38)

Step 40
Place the contact end cap onto the other end of the cartridge. Install the 3 screws that hold the end cap in place. The large cartridge screw goes in the screw hole by the developer roller, the small silver screw goes in the screw hole on the bottom of the end cap and the standard cartridge screw goes in the hole toward the top of the end cap. (See Photo 43)

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Step 36
Slide the developer roller end plate onto the gear side of the hopper. Install a standard cartridge screw and a small silver screw to hold the end plate in place. (See Photo 39)

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Step 37
Place the top cover onto the toner hopper. (See Photo 40)

Step 41
Replace the chip found on top of the toner hopper. (See Photo 44 & 45)
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Step 38
Install the gears onto the side of the hopper. (See Photo 41)

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Step 39
Install the gear housing end cap onto the end of the cartridge. Install the fine threaded screw in the screw hole just below the drive gear and a standard cartridge screw in the screw hole toward the top of the end cap. (See Photo 42)

Remanufacturing the HP Color LaserJet 2500

Released back in October 2002, the HP Color LaserJet 2500 was Hewlett-Packards first entry into the low-cost color printer market. At a starting price of just under $1000 ($999 to be exact), it was the cheapest color printer HP ever releasedwell, at least for a few months. In 2003, HP released the HP1500 and the HP1500L color printers.These host-based printers rely on the host computer to render the print jobs before it is sent to the printer. What does this mean for the consumer? How about a savings of about $450!! The HP1500L has a list price of only $549.99, making it the least expensive color printer ever released by HP. The reason HP can sell the printer so cheaply is because the computer handles the processing of the print job. This means the printer requires less memory and processor power, which leads to a lower cost printer. The HP 1500L requires only a 150MHz processor and 16MBs of RAM, while the HP 2500L requires a 300MHz processor and 64MBs of RAM. In June 2004, HP discontinued the HP2500 line of printers and released the new HP Color LaserJet 2550. Capable of printing 20 monochrome pages per minute, thats 4 pages faster than the HP2500. However the color print speed remained the same, only 4 pages per minute. The new Canon engine uses five consumables, four toner cartridges and one imaging unit. There are different part numbers for the HP2550 consumables. Further testing is needed to determine if changes have been made to the cartridges.

The color cartridges for the HP 1500 and HP 2500 series printers (C9701A Cyan, C9702A Yellow and C9703A Magenta) print 4,000 pages at 5% coverage, while the black toner cartridge (C9700A) yields 5,000 pages at 5% coverage.The black cartridge for the HP 2550 series printers (Q3960A) also prints 5,000 pages at 5% coverage. The color cartridges however are available in a high yield version (Q3964A Cyan, Q3962A Yellow and Q3963A Magenta) that yield 4,000 pages at 5% coverage, as well as a low yield version (Q3971A Cyan, Q3972A Yellow and Q3973A Magenta) that yield only 2,000 pages at 5% coverage.

The imaging units consist of the OPC drum and a transfer belt. Both imaging units yield the same amount of pages: 20,000 monochrome and 5,000 pages full color. However, the part numbers are different. The HP 1500 and 2500 series printers use part number C9704A and the HP 2550 series uses part number Q3964A.

MACHINE COMPATIBILITY:
Machines HP1500L HP1500 HP2500L HP2500 HP2500n HP2500tn Machine HP2550L HP2550Ln HP2550n Part Numbers Q2488A Q2489A C9705A C9706A C9707A C9708A Part number Q3702A Q3703A Q3704A Supplies: C9700A Black print cartridge 5K C9701A Cyan print cartridge 4K C9702A Yellow print cartridge 4K C9703A Magenta print cartridge 4K C9704A Imaging unit 20K black, 5K color

Supplies Q3960A Black print cartridge 5K Q3961A Cyan print cartridge 4K Q3962A Yellow print cartridge 4K Q3963A Magenta print cartridge 4K Q3971A Cyan print cartridge 2K Q3972A Yellow print cartridge 2K Q3973A Magenta print cartridge 2K Q3964A Imaging unit 20K black, 5K color

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